Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 102.62% YoY from $355.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 160.28% sequentially from -$3.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Change in Cash across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 102.62% year-over-year to -$9.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.3 billion (down 208.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, down 78.59% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash declined to -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026, from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Cash for MRK reached as high as $10.2 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$659.0 million (2025), against an average of -$162.9 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash tumbled 768.23% — and 2024, when it surged 239.96%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 217.8% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 22.16% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 160.58% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 160.28% to -$9.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$9.3 billion, -$3.6 billion, and $10.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 1.98 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 4.16 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 5.70 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -9.29 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.91 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 65.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 563.00 Mn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 392.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -9.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -659.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 447.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.62 Bn